Healthy Eating Tips & Insights

This section of the site highlights insights, strategies and tips to eat better - covering eating habits, healthy shopping, eating out, and making smarter choices. If you're not cooking for yourself yet, this is your section!

Busy New Moms Take 10 Minutes for Health

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I was walking in my neighborhood with my good friend Bernadette who recently had two gorgeous twins. I started wondering – what is the best way to fit in health this fall when she’ll be spending more time at the office?

In Granny’s Kitchen #1: Milk

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In Granny’s Kitchen is an on-going series of taped conversations that take place at Granny’s kitchen table, in the house where I grew up.

In this episode, we talk about old-fashioned traditions surrounding milk. Granny tells us about a glass milk bottle shaped like a baby, and how milk was delivered to her home when she was just a girl.

10 Healthy Ideas for School Lunches

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When you’re always on the go, packing school lunch is sometimes last on your list. Don’t let lunchtime get stale! Use these simple tips to make lunch fun but most of all healthy.

Cowboy Wedding

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Last month, when my husband and I attended a ‘cowboy’ wedding, we had a taste of the real wild west in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Lavender

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Nothing reminds me more of the South of France than lavender. Once I visited Provence in the summer, specifically the town of Grasse, where I was hit by blooming lavender for the first time.

Absinthe, Is It Safe?

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Since absinthe was just approved by the FDA, I started wondering about all the stories I had read as a French Lit major in college. I admired the beauty and mystique surrounding this notorious beverage around the turn of the century, but what is absinthe anyway?

Comfort me with Top Chef

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Why do folks think ‘healthy’ and ‘comfort’ means ugly? No way, real comfort food is packed with love! It’s enticing because it looks creamy, crunchy, silky, rich and colorful, as food should always be, healthy or not.

I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence

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At first glance, it appears to be just a parody of a dated entertaining guide, however Amy actually provides us with real, tasty – albeit quirky – recipes from the 70’s that bring back plenty of memories for me. I watched Aunts, Uncles, and friends show up at family functions with plates of classic all-American wonders!